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Using the Debian file to manually install agent software

  • Published on Sep 8, 2026
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Use the compatible .deb file to manually install agent software on your Linux endpoints running Ubuntu 18.04.

To manually install the agent software on a single Linux endpoint using the .deb file:

  1. Open a Terminal session on the Linux endpoint that has the agent installation .tgz package.

    username@localhost:~$

  2. Use the cd command to change to the Trellix directory you created in step 6 of Downloading a Linux agent installation package from the Web UI.

    username@localhost:~$ cd desktop

    username@localhost:~/Desktop$ cd Trellix

  3. Use the ls command to verify that the IMAGE_HX_AGENT_LINUX_[xAgent version].tgz file is in the Trellix directory.

    username@localhost:~/Desktop/Trellix$ ls

    IMAGE_HX_AGENT_LINUX_[xAgent version].tgz

  4. Use the tar zxf command to unzip and extract the files from the Linux agent installation package:

    username@localhost:~/Desktop/Trellix$ tar zxf IMAGE_HX_AGENT_LINUX_[xAgent version].tgz.

    The .tgz package (Linux) includes the following files:

    • Agent .rpm files

    • Agent .deb files

    • Agent configuration file (agent_config.json)

  5. Use the ls command to view the files.

    username@localhost:~/Desktop/Trellix$ ls

    You will see a list of all the files in the agent installation package.

  6. Use the dpkg, medium-level package manager for Debian and the -i option to run the .deb script and install the agent software on your Linux endpoint. You must have sudo access to perform steps 6-8.

    username@localhost:~/Desktop/Trellix$ sudo dpkg -i xagt-[xAgent version]-1.ubuntu12_amd64.deb

    Important

    Run the .deb file that is compatible with the supported Ubuntu version running on your Linux endpoints.

    The .deb file automatically detects the version of Ubuntu currently running on the endpoint. If the .deb file is not compatible with the Ubuntu version running on the endpoint, an error message appears.

  7. After the .deb installation script is complete, use the i option to import the agent configuration file from the /opt/fireeye/bin/xagt binary path:

    username@localhost:~/Desktop/Trellix$ sudo /opt/fireeye/bin/xagt -i agent_config.json

  8. Start the agent services on your Linux endpoint using the following command:

    username@localhost:~/Desktop/Trellix$ sudo service xagt start

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